As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny (Pernilla Allwin) and Alexander (Bertil Guve) enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie (Ewa Fröling), marries a stern bishop (Jan Malmsjö).
The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.
| Director: | Ingmar Bergman | 
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| Producer(s): | Jörn Donner | 
| Cast: | Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Gunn Wållgren, Ewa Fröling |